Written by

Gregory A. Hall
| The Courier-Journal

Brown-Forman Corp. announced Friday that one longtime employee will succeed another longtime employee, who is retiring, as the Louisville-based liquor maker's chief financial officer.

Current CFO Don Berg will step down from his current role Jan. 31 and, after a transition period, retire April 30.

"Don's leadership of the company's financial operations as CFO over the last six years can be measured simply by viewing the company's results over that period," Brown-Forman chief executive Paul Varga said in a statement. "During a period of great global economic instability, ...